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FZNT31 KNHC 132030
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC
FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF
31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N
BETWEEN 55W AND 64W

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE YUCATAN BASIN
EARLY TONIGHT AND STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS
ON FRI...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP EACH NIGHT ALONG THE NW COAST OF
COLOMBIA. MODERATE TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE
PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON FRI...THEN
STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OFF THE
CAROLINAS ON FRI...AND PASS TO THE N OF BERMUDA ON SAT WITH A
RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO NE FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN LATE SUN
ALLOWING A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST
LATE SUN NIGHT. THE SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA ON MON NIGHT AND MEANDER THROUGH TUE.

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF
30N JUST AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY TONIGHT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.